Debra DeLee

Debra DeLee (* 1948 in Chicago , Illinois as Debra Epstein ) is an American politician of the Democratic Party .

biography

After attending school, she studied at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . During Bob Graham's tenure as Governor of Florida (1979-1987) she was his special assistant and as such director of both the Florida Commission on the Status of Women and the Florida Office of Voluntary Citizen Participation ).

She later held several positions on the National Education Commission (NEA) during the 1980s , including political actions manager and political affairs director for the NEA Florida branch . Between 1990 and 1993 she was the NEA's Director of Government Relations, and as such directed local lobbying , relations with the US government and federal agencies, and oversaw all political lobbying.

Debra DeLee, a longtime Democratic Party member, was elected vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in January 1993 and made executive director of the latter in late 1993. In addition, she was a member of several committees within the DNC such as the Democratic Party's Site Selection Committee , the Platform Drafting Committee and the Resolutions Committee (resolution committee). In September 1994 she was named chief executive officer (CEO) of the 1996 Democratic National Convention in her native Chicago. In that capacity, she oversaw all of the congregation's activities, including financial planning, contracting, coordination with the White House and the Chicago Host Committee, and communications .

In November 1994 she finally became chairwoman of the DNC as the successor to David Wilhelm . She held this office for just under two months until she was replaced by Donald Fowler in January 1995.

DeLee, highly regarded as a political strategist, was named one of 74 Women Who Are Changing American Politics by Campaigns and Elections Magazine . She has received numerous awards for her work, including the District of Columbia Democratic Party's John A. Wilson Award for Communication Services and the Democratic Party's 1994 Leadership Award . At the Democratic National Convention 2008 she was one of the super delegates . She is currently President and CEO of Americans for Peace Now .

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